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Dear Suds Buds,

Fun news ahead from All My Children and SOAPnet's I Wanna Be a Soap Star, but before I get to that, let me do this…

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Now on to the AMC and SOAPnet news. In the not too distant future, AMC will recast a character from the past with the winner of SOAPnet’s hit reality series, I Wanna Be a Soap Star. The lucky and talented winner will get a 13-week contract on AMC!

As you all already know, AMC’s Cameron Mathison (Ryan) hosts the I Wanna Be a Soap Star franchise for SOAPnet. The new season of the soap reality show premiers this Thursday, June 23. Contestants are guided through a series of talent and skill challenges, and ultimately, one contestant will be awarded a coveted role on AMC. Judy Blye Wilson, casting director for AMC, serves as one of the three judges along with talent manager, Michael Bruno, and actor Debbi Morgan.

“This is a perfect example of how our divisions can work together to lend their promotional strength in support of a project without compromising their core business,” said Anne Sweeney, co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney-ABC Television Group. According to Brian Frons, president, ABC Daytime, “All My Children fans will get to see the winner step into a familiar role, as the character will be someone with a Pine Valley past and connected to key characters. This innovative twist really raises the stakes for the fans, and makes the payoff much more satisfying. We are proud to again partner with SOAPnet to make this television event.”

For those of you who don’t get SOAPnet, heads up. ABC Daytime will air a one-hour recap of I Wanna Be a Soap Star on Thursday, August 18 at 11 AM, pre-empting The View. This recap airs just prior to the final episode of Soap Star that will air that same evening on SOAPnet at 11 PM. ABC Daytime will also air 30-second vignettes recapping prior episodes of Soap Star during All My Children for the nine-week series run of Soap Star.

This Friday, June 24, 2005, Soapdom will publish our up close and personal interviews with all the contestants. We were there on the I Wanna Be a SOAPnet stages the first day of production. Get to know each hopeful like we did later this week at Soapdom.com. Plus, Soapdom will publish sneak peeks of each upcoming episode of I Wanna Be a Soap Star in our SOAPnet section under Breaking News. Check there each week to see what’s going to happen on Soap Star that coming Thursday.

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Til the top of next week,

Linda Marshall-SmithQueenRulerCEO, Soapdom, Inc.

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